autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Depending on whom you ask, Cadillac needs at least one exciting model in its lineup that's different from the models the GM-owned premium marque currently makes. Most enthusiasts would clearly opt for a performance-oriented machine, perhaps one based on the latest Chevrolet Corvette. Such a model was supposedly on the table, yet it appears that it hasn't. ( continue reading.
Brake & Front End
MAY 17, 2025
The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) announced the availability of the 2025 edition of its Lifting Points Guide, “Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts.” The guide may be ordered as a digital product or bundled with a print version. Both the print and digital versions carry the identical content covering model year 2000 to 2025 cars, SUVs, vans, light-duty trucks and EVs sold in the U.S. and Canada.
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autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
This 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 10th Anniversary Edition has been with the same owner for 41 years. It is a woman who has only added 1,000 miles to the odometer. After four decades of ownership, she decided to let it go and asked her son to list it online. It must have been the big-block V8 that she didn't like. Or probably the old-school four-speed manual transmission.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
With the Cybertruck's tires, it's not just a question of how much they cost to replace, but also how often you'll have to do it. Here's the lowdown.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
It's been eight years already since American motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson pulled the plug on the V-twin racing street custom (VRSC) range. That's enough time for most people to have almost forgotten about it. Luckily, there are still enough V-Rod riders out there to keep the flame alive, as they turn to custom builders to refresh their motorcycles.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
With a seriously built 2.3-liter stroker carrying an HKS turbocharger, hillclimber Yves Hngrtner claims his Escort is pushing 600 horsepower to the ground.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
The hybrid electric vehicle, as we know it today, debuted not with thunderous applause, but to a parade of quips and jeers from people who saw their cute fascias and diminutive statures as oddly threatening. It turns out that the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight weren't going to attract the big V8 4x4 crowd. A shocker, we know. That's why it's all the more surprising that GM's first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle. ( continue reading.
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autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
I haven't organized an automotive event in about a decade, but that doesn't mean I haven't done anything about it since. Through my connections and industry knowledge, I've helped various people move their events forward. I'm at it again this year, mixing race cars, motorcycles, and street-going vehicles in two different events.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
To an American eye, the jagged lines leading up to British intersections might seem just an odd bit of decoration. But they have a serious purpose.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
American carmaker Chevrolet never rolled off its production lines a model called El Morocco. Yet, the nameplate exists, and every time an example surfaces anywhere, true fans of old Chevys are bound to pay attention and ready their wallets in the hopes of snatching it. And now is exactly such a time. All ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
It's easy to make mistakes when you're under pressure, and jump-starting a hybrid the wrong way definitely counts as a mistake. Just how bad is it?
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
The antiquated Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans have been hit with another safety recall. Rather than a quality issue attributed to General Motors, the supplier of the front passenger seat back structure is to blame for the recall condition. As it happens, a small number of Express and Savana vans were shipped with front passenger seat head restraint brackets that may not have been properly loaded into the welding fixture. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
Despite being worse in almost every way, the little Abarth remains strong because it offers one thing the Fiesta ST never could - non-stop driving enjoyment.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Introduced in 1968, the Ford 385-series engine remained in production for a whopping 30 years. More importantly, it spawned a series of high-performance mills, including the iconic Cobra Jet. The Boss 429, also based on the same block, helped Ford dominate NASCAR against the Hemi-powered Mopars. Fitted in the Torino Tallade. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
Nobody wants to spend money on new tires because the old ones wore out prematurely. Here are some easy ways you can help your tires last longer.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Back in May 2023, big kahuna Jim Farley told shareholders that quality is job number one at Ford. Two years later, a handful of 2025 model year Bronco and Ranger vehicles were shipped to dealers with either loose or missing driver's seat bolts. According to the recall documentation published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, repair personnel at the Michigan Assembly Mod Center did not follow the correct procedur. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
In an age when most automakers opt for the V6 or inline-4, BMW keeps chugging along with its inline-6 engine. Which version is more reliable, B58 or M54?
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Toyota Motor Corporation has opened the floodgates in America with the first 2026 model year variants coming out from behind the OEM curtain. However, some folks are already thinking about the upcoming 2027MY. Over in the United States, Toyota Motor North America kicked off the proceeds with ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
Rear-wheel-drive Telo MT1s will have 350 horsepower, but all-wheel-drive ones get 500 hp and a drift mode.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
The Ford Motor Company is recalling a small number of 2025 model year F-250 and F-350 trucks equipped with the 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbo diesel. As it happens, the fuel return line connectors may be cracked, a condition that increases the risk of a fire. Supplied by Bosch Mexico Sistemas Automotrices, the suspect fuel return line assemblies were potentially damaged by the supplier during a tooling fixture changeover.
Tire Review Magazine
MAY 17, 2025
As technicians, we have to learn every new technology that emerges at a breakneck speed. New fuel delivery system go figure it out. New adaptive safety system learn it. And by the way, lets go ahead and change the propulsion system on the cars now, too. In an effort to go green and cut down on the usage of gasoline engines, the car industry has flipped independent repair shops, and now, an EV technician training program is more important than ever.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
A McLaren 765LT raced the world's largest military plane, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, before getting on board it to test how many supercars the flying beast can fit. One thing is for sure: one of the two competitors should have just watched the race on TV. However, how fair was this competition at the end of the day? Pitting a supercar against a plane, one on land and the other in the air, requires impeccable synchronization and all th. ( continue reading.
Miracle Body and Paint
MAY 17, 2025
Understanding how auto insurance impacts your collision repair costs is crucial for vehicle owners.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
I haven't opened a new Hot Wheels car in several days. I was too caught up with everyday activities to notice that I had a big bag under my desk. Having seen the latest news, I decided it was time to act. So I opted to open my most recent Mainline Mazda 787B. I say Mainline because I also received a package containing the Car Culture: Hammer Drop premium set, and I won't open it now.
Tire Review Magazine
MAY 17, 2025
As technicians, we have to learn every new technology that emerges at a breakneck speed. New fuel delivery system go figure it out. New adaptive safety system learn it. And by the way, lets go ahead and change the propulsion system on the cars now, too. In an effort to go green and cut down on the usage of gasoline engines, the car industry has flipped independent repair shops, and now, an EV technician training program is more important than ever.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Starting in May, the Mexico-built and tariff-enabled 2025 Ford Maverick just got more expensive across the board by $650 to $1,150. Alas, if this wishful thinking idea were possible, most likely nobody would care about the hikes. Last year, America's best-selling compact unib. ( continue reading.
Motor Verso
MAY 17, 2025
For the longest time ever, Subaru has been an enormous laggard in the EV space, with no new or exciting… Read more » The post Subaru’s Electric Future Begins With New Solterra & Trailseeker appeared first on Motor Verso.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
A Tesla Cybertruck owner took his EV to a service shop to have it fixed. Days later, he drove home in what he calls a "CyberBaby." His truck's mileage was somehow rolled back. His truck went in with 26,000 miles on the clock and drove out with zero miles. The service shop's technicians will have some explaining to do. The ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MAY 17, 2025
If you need to charge your car's battery and you don't have a charger, don't panic. There are several ways to charge it that don't involve one.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
This 2024 Ram 1500 TRX Crew Cab is a Final Edition truck finished in Diamond Black Crystal and has just 221 miles on its supercharged 6.2L Hemi V8. It was purchased new by the selling dealer and recently auctioned off to the highest bidder at no reserve. Perhaps they should have set one. Originally, this limited edition TRX (one of a planned 4,000 units) came with a hefty sticker price that read $125,215.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
The FIA has explained why Haas' Oliver Bearman's best laptime from qualifying for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola was deleted. Not long after qualifying at Imola had be. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Oscar Piastri carried over his excellent practice speed to take pole position for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Championship leader Piastri, who came into the Imola meeting chasing a fourth consecutive win, took his first pole position since the Bahrain GP after a tense qualifying duel with reigning world champion Max Verstappen.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
This 1954 Corvette remained unsold in 1954 and was sent for tests under the supervision of Chevrolet engineer and Indy 500 race winner Mauri Rose. However, it somehow ended up in the hands of genius engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov, who used it as an experimental car for high-output V8 performance development. It was purchased by a GM engineer at some point.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
A lower cost of living, a slower pace of life, and enhanced mobility is what motivates many people to build or buy a camper van and see where the road takes them. But there are countless vans turned into homes on wheels out there, each with a different layout and aesthetics, so for those contemplating the idea of embracing van life, finding the perfect rig to suit their needs may be a daunting task.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
The second Grand Theft Auto VI YouTube trailer from May 6, 2025, gathered over 110 million views, while the first one from December 5, 2023, surpassed 260 million hits and counting. Judging by the pace they're both racking up views, it's likely a safe bet that by the time GTA 6 should launch on May 26, 2026, the videos would be up another 50 or 100 million, each.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Dodge built the original Dart between 1960 and 1976. Still, high-end versions of the moniker were only around for a brief while, in the late sixties and early seventies, with nameplates such as the GT, the GT Sport, the Swinger 340, or the Demon. The GTS was the brawny one in the family, although its deceiving stance didn’t make much of an impression on buyers.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2025
Ferrari is not yet entirely dedicated to making hybrids and EVs, as its lineup still comprises some hot vehicles that feature no electrification whatsoever. However, the F8 is not one of them, not because it has electric assistance, as it does not, but for a different reason: it is not in the making anymore. The Prancing Horse pulled the plug on the su. ( continue reading.
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